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Middle East Paper Co.

  • Market Cap: Micro Cap
  • Industry: Paper, Forest & Jute Products
  • ISIN: SA13Q050IP16
SAR
22.69
-0.22 (-0.96%)

Dec 18

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Comparison
Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
Middle East Paper Co.
Why is Middle East Paper Co. ?
1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 7.92%
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 7.92% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
2
High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
  • Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 9.92% and Operating profit at -144.22% over the last 5 years
  • High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 9.24% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
3
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 9.92% and Operating profit at -144.22% over the last 5 years
  • PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) At SAR 8.9 MM has Grown at 275.06%
  • NET PROFIT(Q) At SAR 5.23 MM has Grown at 155.05%
4
Risky -
  • The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -37.84%, its profits have risen by 49.3%
stock-recommendationReal-Time Research Report
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How much should you hold?
  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Middle East Paper Co. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Paper, Forest & Jute Products should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Paper, Forest & Jute Products)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is Middle East Paper Co. for you?

Medium Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Middle East Paper Co.
-37.84%
-1.43
31.62%
Saudi Arabia All Share TASI
-12.63%
-0.89
14.47%
stock-recommendationQuality
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
9.92%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-144.22%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
6.37
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.35
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.09
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.47
Tax Ratio
49.79%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
7.92%
ROE (avg)
9.24%
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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
NA (Loss Making)
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.46
EV to EBIT
-168.12
EV to EBITDA
23.10
EV to Capital Employed
1.43
EV to Sales
2.25
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
-0.85%
ROE (Latest)
-2.23%
stock-recommendationTechnicals
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
Bullish
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

8What is working for the Company
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At SAR 8.9 MM has Grown at 275.06%

NET PROFIT(Q)

At SAR 5.23 MM has Grown at 155.05%

-4What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at SAR -11.47 MM

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 38.51% (YoY

Here's what is working for Middle East Paper Co.
Pre-Tax Profit
At SAR 8.9 MM has Grown at 275.06%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of SAR -5.09 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (SAR MM)

Net Profit
At SAR 5.23 MM has Grown at 155.05%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of SAR -9.49 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (SAR MM)

Here's what is not working for Middle East Paper Co.
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at SAR -11.47 MM and Fallen
In each year in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (SAR MM)

Raw Material Cost
Grown by 38.51% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

Non Operating Income
Highest at SAR 1.29 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable

Non Operating income

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